This Ganesh is a portrayal of an incident when Shiva returned. Namely a younger sister was so afraid of the stranger she jumped into a barrel of salt. When the situation calmed down she could not be found for some time. Ganesh holds the lid of the salt barrel. Also interesting about this Ganesh is his trunk. There no longer are elephants on the ...
Usually a symbol is placed in the upright rectangle to identify which of the 24 Jain tirthankars is portrayed. This work however lacks this identification.
The Chamba rumal traditionally covered offerings and ceremonial gifts. Use of running stitch embroidery with silk thread produced cloths whose top and bottom have the design. The scene in this piece is Ras Lila, Krishna dancing with the gopis. Chamba rumals were not made for many years but the Delhi Crafts Council is working with women in Himach...
The Chamba rumal traditionally covered offerings and ceremonial gifts. Use of running stitch embroidery with silk thread produced cloths whose top and bottom have the design. The scene in this piece is Ras Lila, Krishna dancing with the gopis. Chamba rumals were not made for many years but the Delhi Crafts Council is working with women in Himach...
Strangely both the front and back sides have identical images of Ganesh. No one has been able to explain why such an image was made since one side would always be unseen.
